The Grande Armée (pronounced [ɡʁɑ̃d aʁme]; French for 'Great Army') was the main military component of the French Imperial Army commanded by Emperor Napoleon...
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The 1st Army Corps (French: 1er Corps d'Armée) was first formed before World War I. During World War II it fought in the Campaign for France in 1940, on...
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The 19th Army Corps (19e Corps d'Armée) was a corps of the French army. In December 1870, the Tours delegation created the 19th Army Corps which was formed...
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quartiers généraux, groupe d'armées, armées, corps d'armée. Tome X. 1er Volume [10,1]. Les armées françaises dans la Grande guerre. Based on Official Documents...
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Army of Africa (France) (redirect from Armée d’Afrique)
The Armée d’Afrique was formally part of the French metropolitan army comprising a separate army corps. It is noted that in 1873 the term Armée d'Afrique...
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French Army (redirect from Armée de Terre)
The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (French: Armée de terre, lit. 'Army of Land'), is the principal land warfare force of France, and the...
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45th Infantry Division (France) (category Armée d'Afrique)
- Les attaques locales (14 novembre 1914 - 1er mai 1915) Tome II. [2]. Les armées françaises dans la Grande guerre. Based on Official Documents by Direction...
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French Air and Space Force (redirect from Armée de l'Air)
The French Air and Space Force (French: Armée de l'air et de l'espace, pronounced [aʁme də lɛʁ e də lɛspas], lit. 'Army of Air and Space') is the air...
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2020. Les armées françaises dans la Grande guerre. Tome X. 1er Volume. Ordres de bataille des grandes unités - Groupes D'Armées, Armées, Corps d'Armées...
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later became général de corps d'armée. (**) Officer who later became général d'armée. Henri Bentégeat was Chef d'état-major des armées from 2002 to 2006. Joost...
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French Revolution. Three members of the family served in Napoleon's Grande Armée and a fourth, who suffered from weak health, served in the supply train...
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Moroccan Division (France) (category Armée d'Afrique)
201037). The Corps d'armée was a creation of Napoleon Bonaparte, who for the first time used this denomination in 1805 within the Grande Armée. Bonaparte...
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d'armées, armées, corps d'armée" [Orders of battle of major units: headquarters, army group, armies, army corps]. Les armées françaises dans la Grande Guerre...
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Action of 22 October 1917 (section XVIII Corps)
Polecappelle and to close up to Houthulst Forest, while the French 36er Corps d'Armée on the left attacked simultaneously. The plan was for the Fifth Army...
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